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D♭maj7 drop 2 voicings on guitar

D♭maj7 drop 2 voices D♭, F, A♭, C with one note per string: 12 shapes, 4 inversions on 3 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings; 2 of them need a stretch wider than 4 frets. Drop-2 maj7 recipe: the fifth is dropped an octave, giving 5-1-3-7 from the bass.

D♭maj7 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteD♭FA♭C
Degree1357

D♭maj7 drop 2 on strings 6–3

910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 9, 11String 5, fret 11, 55String 4, fret 10, 77String 3, fret 10, 33
Root position: D♭ A♭ C F from the bass
Grip 9-11-10-10-x-x · frets 9–11
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 13, 33String 5, fret 15, 77String 4, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 13, 55
1st inversion: F C D♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip 13-15-11-13-x-x · frets 11–15Stretch: 5 frets
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 55String 5, fret 4, 11String 4, fret 3, 33String 3, fret 5, 77
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ F C from the bass
Grip 4-4-3-5-x-x · frets 3–5
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34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 55String 5, fret 4, 11String 4, fret 3, 33String 3, fret 5, 77
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ F C from the bass
Grip 4-4-3-5-x-x · frets 3–5
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, 77String 5, fret 8, 33String 4, fret 6, 55String 3, fret 6, 11
3rd inversion: C F A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip 8-8-6-6-x-x · frets 6–8

D♭maj7 drop 2 on strings 5–2

45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 4, 11String 4, fret 6, 55String 3, fret 5, 77String 2, fret 6, 33
Root position: D♭ A♭ C F from the bass
Grip x-4-6-5-6-x · frets 4–6
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, 33String 4, fret 10, 77String 3, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 9, 55
1st inversion: F C D♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-10-6-9-x · frets 6–10Stretch: 5 frets
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 55String 4, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 10, 33String 2, fret 13, 77
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ F C from the bass
Grip x-11-11-10-13-x · frets 10–13
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1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 55String 4, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 10, 33String 2, fret 13, 77
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ F C from the bass
Grip x-11-11-10-13-x · frets 10–13
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, 77String 4, fret 3, 33String 3, fret 1, 55String 2, fret 2, 11
3rd inversion: C F A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-3-3-1-2-x · frets 1–3

D♭maj7 drop 2 on strings 4–1

1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 13, 55String 2, fret 13, 77String 1, fret 13, 33
Root position: D♭ A♭ C F from the bass
Grip x-x-11-13-13-13 · frets 11–13
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 3, 33String 3, fret 5, 77String 2, fret 2, 11String 1, fret 4, 55
1st inversion: F C D♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-3-5-2-4 · frets 2–5
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 6, 55String 3, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 6, 33String 1, fret 8, 77
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ F C from the bass
Grip x-x-6-6-6-8 · frets 6–8
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678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 6, 55String 3, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 6, 33String 1, fret 8, 77
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ F C from the bass
Grip x-x-6-6-6-8 · frets 6–8
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 10, 77String 3, fret 10, 33String 2, fret 9, 55String 1, fret 9, 11
3rd inversion: C F A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-10-10-9-9 · frets 9–10

Scales with D♭maj7 in them

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